Before (end of 2009) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 37 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2010) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 20 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Budshead1 seat
| Grant Monahan | Conservative | 2,077 ✓ |
| Mike Fox | Labour | 2,012 |
| Mathew Beynon | Liberal Democrats | 1,024 |
| Thelma Dinham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 623 |
Compton1 seat
| Ted Fry | Conservative | 2,698 ✓ |
| Steve Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,560 |
| Carol Lesley Singh | Labour | 1,358 |
| Michael Cooke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 545 |
| Nicola Bannon | Green | 278 |
Devonport1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| William Stevens | Labour | 1,820 ✓ |
| Betty Gray | Conservative | 1,461 |
| Jeff Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 1,074 |
| Sydney Brooks | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 573 |
| Andrew Robert Pratt | Green | 127 |
Drake1 seat
| Steve Ricketts | Conservative | 984 ✓ |
| Rebecca Trimnell | Liberal Democrats | 832 |
| John Smith | Labour | 613 |
| Colin Trier | Green | 170 |
| Michael Ellison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 159 |
| Sam Remmer | Independent | 89 |
Efford and Lipson2 seats · turnout 53.1%
| David Haydon | Labour | 1,950 ✓ |
| Pauline Murphy | Labour | 1,903 ✓ |
| Andrew Ford | Conservative | 1,387 |
| Mary Orchard | Conservative | 1,219 |
| Elsie Clark | Liberal Democrats | 1,201 |
| Rebecca Tidy | Liberal Democrats | 1,072 |
| David Salmon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 641 |
| Andy Kerswell | Independent | 357 |
| Alison Green | Green | 333 |
| Margaret Storer | Independent | 110 |
Eggbuckland1 seat · turnout 67.4%
| Ian David Bowyer | Conservative | 2,691 ✓ |
| Kenneth Morrish | Labour | 1,969 |
| Emma Pedlar | Liberal Democrats | 1,256 |
| Roger Thomas | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 625 |
| Lee Finn | Independent | 405 |
Ham1 seat · turnout 57.6%
| Ian Gordon | Labour | 2,252 ✓ |
| Bethan Roberts | Conservative | 1,434 |
| Stewart Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 920 |
| John Read | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 717 |
| Mark West | Independent | 164 |
| Colin Bannon | Green | 96 |
Honicknowle1 seat
| Nick Williams | Labour | 2,407 ✓ |
| Paul Rielly | Conservative | 1,265 |
| Stephen John Goldthorp | Liberal Democrats | 920 |
| Stephen Hoffman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 663 |
| Roy Cook | BNP | 312 |
Moor View1 seat
| Mike Wright | Labour | 2,206 ✓ |
| Mark Foster | Conservative | 1,966 |
| Andrew Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 1,123 |
| Herbert Sandford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 591 |
| Nicola Bannon | Green | 109 |
Peverell1 seat · turnout 70.7%
| Martin Leaves | Conservative | 2,871 ✓ |
| Jo Taylor | Labour | 1,782 |
| Emma Swann | Liberal Democrats | 1,769 |
| Christopher Vitali | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 465 |
| Gavin Shaun Fennell | Green | 270 |
| Bernard John Toolan | — | 23 |
Plympton Chaddlewood1 seat
| Glenn Jordan | Conservative | 1,816 ✓ |
| Michael Symons | Liberal Democrats | 970 |
| Valerie Burns | Labour | 781 |
| Jason Frost | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 393 |
Plympton St. Mary1 seat
| David James | Conservative | 3,597 ✓ |
| C. Symons | Liberal Democrats | 1,427 |
| R. Burns | Labour | 1,424 |
| B. Baser | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 639 |
Plymstock Dunstone1 seat
| Vivien Pengelly | Conservative | 3,363 ✓ |
| Richard John Lyle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,578 |
| Roger Williams | Labour | 1,235 |
| Alan John Skuse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 763 |
Plymstock Radford1 seat
| Wendy Foster | Conservative | 2,681 ✓ |
| Ian Veater | Liberal Democrats | 1,463 |
| Steven Lemin | Labour | 1,092 |
| Roger Dodd | Independent | 828 |
| Robert Bullock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 613 |
Southway1 seat · turnout 63.8%
| Tom Browne | Conservative | 2,183 ✓ |
| David Weekes | Labour | 2,160 |
| Marion Roch | Liberal Democrats | 1,029 |
| Fern Burgess | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 678 |
St Budeaux1 seat
| Sally Bowie | Labour | 2,226 ✓ |
| Frederick Brimacombe | Conservative | 1,450 |
| Bailey Sam | Liberal Democrats | 905 |
| Paul Bedson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 696 |
| Nicholas Byrne | Green | 105 |
| Paul Colwill | Independent | 79 |
St. Peter & the Waterfront1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| Sue McDonald | Labour | 1,689 ✓ |
| Carol Ellmers | Conservative | 1,525 |
| Hugh Janes | Liberal Democrats | 1,096 |
| Sean O'Kane | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 398 |
| Matt Slaughter | Green | 190 |
| Raymond Rees | Independent | 102 |
Stoke1 seat
| Jill Dolan | Conservative | 2,030 ✓ |
| Philippa Davey | Labour | 1,880 |
| Paul Brown-Church | Liberal Democrats | 1,335 |
| John Elliott | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 542 |
| Wendy Miller | Green | 209 |
Sutton & Mount Gould1 seat
| Mary Aspinall | Labour | 1,911 ✓ |
| P. York | Liberal Democrats | 1,549 |
| E. Shillabeer | Conservative | 1,493 |
| J. Webber | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 468 |
| T. Mitchell | Green | 283 |
